What is an H-1B visa? An H-1B visa - Specialty Occupations, DOD
Cooperative Research and Development Project Workers, and Fashion
Models – is for persons working in specialty occupations
requiring at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in
on-the-job experience and distinguished fashion models.
A total of 65,000 H-1B temporary visas are made available each
year, plus an additional 20,000 for beneficiaries who have earned a
U.S. master's degree or higher. Every year, the volume of
applicants exceeds these numbers, making the process of obtaining
an H-1B visa highly competitive.
How do you qualify for an H-1B visa? To qualify for an H-1B
visa, you must first have a job offer from a U.S. employer for work
that is to be performed in the United States. The work you will
perform must be in a specialty occupation. What is a specialty
occupation? A specialty occupation is an occupation that generally
requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree for
